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As pubs close across Cork at a shocking pace, we look back at seven of the all-time greats that we'd love to time-travel back to for a pint - and not just because they were cheaper back then. As well ...
For centuries, European powers dominated the globe, controlling empires that stretched across continents and oceans. One of the most astonishing facts in history is that Europe once ruled over 84% of ...
The replica of the Nao Victoria will be docked at Dun Cow Quay in Blyth until Sunday before it moors on Newcastle Quayside ...
He would go and check but find no one there,” she said. For years rumors persisted about a sextant (a property caretaker) who ...
The following is a listing of all home transfers in Ocean County reported from June 30 to July 6. There were 236 transactions ...
Purdue University - where Earhart served as a faculty member - announced it will investigate a “visual anomaly” spotted in ...
Visit us in Washington, DC and Chantilly, VA to explore hundreds of the world’s most significant objects in aviation and space history. Free timed-entry passes are required for the Museum in DC ...
Homepage news Munster Demolition of landmark Sextant bar in Cork prompts heritage debate Historian and city councillor, Kieran McCarthy said people accept that the city needs to evolve.
Billions of birds travel distances incomprehensible to humans annually. Some, like the Arctic tern, log sufficient miles in their lifetime to fly to the moon and back without ever consulting a map or ...
Navigating in space: to determine position in space, an Apollo astronaut located a specific star using a single-power, wide-field telescope and then took a fix using a sextant. While this instrument ...